Melanie Benitez, age 27

Lost to gun violence on February 23, 2019 in Alpine, California.

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  • Nickname:
    2 Ling Ling
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  • Personality:
    5 Sweet girl, heart of gold! Heroic ❤️
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  • Schools attended:
    1 Lodi high school Lodi, CA
    2 Lewisville High School Lewisville, TX
    3 Graduated from Guyer High School Denton, TX 2009
  • Comments:
    1 Radiant smile that lit up my day.
    10 Heavenly rest to you Melanie and peace to your family so sorry
    1 Amazing coworker

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